Everything I eat in a day
on Indian Bells (India), 25/Jun/2010 12:08, 34 days ago
People frequently ask me what I eat here in Laporiya, so I decided to document all the meals and drinks I consumed in 24 hours.6am chai, expertly prepared my Mama. My favourite drink of the day.8.30am breakfast- dhal (lentil curry), chatch (buttermilk), puri (deep fried flat bread), subgee (vegetables) from the night before, and poura (tasty deep friend sweet doughnut type snack). Prepared by Mama, my boss' wife, my aunty and a servant. Normally breakfast is two rotis and a vegetable dish, so this was quite an elaborate meal by comparison. I'm not sure what the occassion was.11am chai. Prepared my me, but usually prepared by Sanju, the office cook, if she's not working in the field fufilling her other role as Health Supervisor.1.30pm lunch- dhal, dahi (curd), 2 roti and poura. Generally it's the food prepared at breakfast, which Mama puts in my tiffin (stainless steel Indian lunchbox) so I can help myself.2.45pm mango from my own personal supply. This wakes me up ready for work after my lunchtime nap.4pm chai, prepared by Sanju.7.30pm dinner- rice with a chickpea flour and buttermilk spicy sauce. Prepared by Mama, my boss' wife, and my aunty. Again, this meal is usually 2 roti and a vegetable dish. We rarely eat rice.8.15pm freshly boiled cow milk, milk provided by our own cows, milked by mama and boiled on the chula (clay stove).The views expressed in this weblog are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect those of VSO.